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I remember conversations, and the people that I enjoy conversing with or have had problems with. Some people erode any good will I have to them over time. Others lose it all in one big swoop.

When I did TKD it was the opposite. And as I got to the advanced level, I wish it switched to this way. At that point, I had no experience in this way. I feel the best path to learning is beginners start with structure, and you expand out as it gets more advanced. My TKD and HKD was all...

I'm not supposed to be taking them to the head, but he didn't really do a good job of going through how not to.

One thing I'll add - even through all the body conditioning and doing 2x classes instead of 1x, I'm less sore after doing BJJ+MT than I am on just BJJ. I think MT helps loosen me up after being smashed.

That was the question in this thread. That's the title of this thread. Do you have an answer for me? Or are you just going to restate my question back at me? It's quite literally like talking to a brick wall, because I'm hearing an echo from you instead of getting help.

As many of you know, I recently switched from TKD (3rd Dan) to BJJ (white belt). My BJJ school recently opened up Muay Thai classes. My instructor is a BJJ black belt with Muay Thai and MMA experience, who has coached professional fighters, up to and including UFC fighters. I've also seen the...

I had to quote this in a separate post, because this advice is so far off the mark of the question I was asking, I have to ask if you even know what the question was. Please tell me where I said in my post anything along the lines of being upset with not KO'ing my opponent? Did I say in my...

I can't bench 300 pounds. If there is a 300 pound bar, how do I measure my progress on it? I know the answer is "don't bench 300 pounds. Start with a lower weight and work your way up." This guy is the equivalent of that 300 pound bar. The lower weight options are the other people I roll...

I ignored my absolute disdain for Icy Mike and watched the video. He does not at all address my question. He's showing how you can focus on small victories. Some of his techniques are landing. Some of his opponent's techniques are being defended. Also, his opponents are senior belts that...

Probably.

This is a primary example of the difference between talking in-person and talking online. In-person (as with this purple belt), we can talk through our disagreements and come to some sort of consenus. Online, I get gaslit by someone who tells me my understanding of my own experience is wrong...

Your assumption is way way off. This gym is one of the best communities I've been a part of. It's just that sometimes the purple belts aren't perfect.

What?

We got someone new! Who's not a body builder nor wrestler.

It's more fun than running or lifting weights.

The professor did hear me and him have a bit of a disagreement over this type of stuff, and then the professor had a talk with him. I don't know if it's what we were talking about or not. One thing I try to keep in mind is that a purple belt is a beginner at leadership, just like I was when I...

@Tony Dismukes , you've been asking for suggestions for topics for video discussions...

They recently rebooted the movie True Lies as a TV show. There's one scene in the pilot episode where they're doing a heist, and the alarm is triggered by sound. So when a guard comes into the room, Harry clinches him with a pillow covering his face so he can't talk, and to soften the sounds...

I knew you've been training it for quite some time, I just wasn't sure how high up you were.

Out of curiosity, what is your rank?

Martial arts ranking works how your organization says it works. Any discretion leftover is up to the person giving ranks. So yes, that could be exactly how it works.

I recently started training in your art. I'll take you up on that. Tony's an old coot and doesn't know anything :p

Punishments tend to be things people don't want. If you don't want extra promotions, then more promotions would be a punishment.

I can't help but think of the fight scenes from Hear No Evil, See No Evil, where Gene Wilder is giving directions to the blind Richard Pryor so he knows where to punch.

No. It's difficult. It's not impossible.

With the exception of MMA, most combat sports are isolated to the stand-up striking game or grappling. You cannot strike in wrestling, Judo, or BJJ competitions. You cannot do anything to a grounded opponent in Muay Thai, kickboxing, boxing, or Taekwondo. MMA is one of the few where...

I think the next step for you in this regard is to make eye contact with people while partners are being chosen. In my experience, a lot of choosing a partner is using nonverbal queues. If you're staring into space, you're missing those. It might be that people want to partner with you, but...

I used to be like that. Then I realized that the people I were talking to weren't affording me the same courtesy. I used to try and treat people like they were a fellow student at my school. But then I realized we aren't. If people treat me with respect on here, I treat them with respect. I...

I'll elaborate on this a bit. The thing I love about Taekwondo (and similar East Asian arts like Tang Soo Do and Karate) is that it is a striking art with relatively low concussion risk compared to an art where you're going for knockouts. It's in a bit of a sweet spot for me in that regard. I...